It varies depending on the language in which it was released, but if you want to be really super technical, the original French version said it was 2 to 80.
TF2 has some maps that work well with 3v3. But, TF2 aside...
Your best bet might be a Gamecube and Wario Ware. Mini tournaments.
Barring that, Rock of Ages. It's simple and quick to do a match, but only two players at a time. Outlaw works if two-player mini-matches are an option.
Terraria is pretty easy to get into and can be a good casual game as well, and I think it runs on Macs and PCs alike. It's also good for any number of people, and can be co-op or versus as necessary.
Or what about something simple like one of those Scrabble clones out there on the interwebs?
Scorched Earth 3D. I have not played this yet, but i has Mac support (and PC , duh. Also Linux), as well as LAN-paly (Online actually, but I think you can host a server on your LAN so that's the same thing.)
Scott was adamant that I was reading the ages the game is good for.
That is some revisionist history, Rym. You BOTH were in agreement that I had read the ages, not the number of players. I remember the conversation well. You and Scott were trying to figure out if we (you) had any games that the whole assembled group could play. I said "Jungle Speed", Scott said "I'm pretty sure that's only four players", I said "It says on the box 2-15...", then you said "Are you sure that wasn't the ages the game is good for?"
I couldn't prove you wrong because I only had the bag, not the box.
(Interesting note: I'm reasonably certain the box says 2-15 players, the Official English Rules only specify 8. Still more than Scott was insisting, though)
Scott was adamant that I was reading the ages the game is good for.
That is some revisionist history, Rym. You BOTH were in agreement that I had read the ages, not the number of players. I remember the conversation well. You and Scott were trying to figure out if we (you) had any games that the whole assembled group could play. I said "Jungle Speed", Scott said "I'm pretty sure that's only four players", I said "It says on the box 2-15...", then you said "Are you sure that wasn't the ages the game is good for?"
I couldn't prove you wrong because I only had the bag, not the box.
(Interesting note: I'm reasonably certain the box says 2-15 players, the Official English Rules only specify 8. Still more than Scott was insisting, though)
The original printing with the wooden totem says 6 players. The newest box published by Asmodee has 2-10 on the cover. This game has been through so many damn revisions it's hard to keep track.
I now have played it, and yes, you can run LAN games with it. Also be warned that it is in 3D, which is to say it now played on a surface and not on a line like regular SE was. This takes a tiny bit of getting used to, but actually adds to the fun.
One of those "snake/tron" type games where you can have a bajillion players all playing at once. Can't remember the name of the one we used to play, but it used left/right + fire. Obviously you are trying to make people crash into a wall or your tail but pressing fire made a one shot block appear a little bit ahead of your snake as an added bit of fun.
I played a ton of these types on games on the amiga, everything from basic multi snake right up to versions that had multiple weapons/teleports/upgrades.
Achtung Die Kurve may be a viable option for that. There's also the complex metagame of "how the fuck do you crowd 6 people around a computer". Give it a try, and understand that the game gets exponentially more fun with every player.
Also, Defcon has an office mode (a feature I wish more games would implement). Unfortunately, it costs money.
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Edit; Arena is the one you want, the rest are all against ghosts/random people only.
Your best bet might be a Gamecube and Wario Ware. Mini tournaments.
Barring that, Rock of Ages. It's simple and quick to do a match, but only two players at a time. Outlaw works if two-player mini-matches are an option.
Also if you want to go first person, wasn't there that FPS built off of the Minecraft engine?
Or what about something simple like one of those Scrabble clones out there on the interwebs?
- Incredibly easy to "get".
- Very high skill cap.
- The best networking code in history.
- Works on everything.
I couldn't prove you wrong because I only had the bag, not the box.
(Interesting note: I'm reasonably certain the box says 2-15 players, the Official English Rules only specify 8. Still more than Scott was insisting, though)
Also, Defcon has an office mode (a feature I wish more games would implement). Unfortunately, it costs money.